[ecrea] International Conference Re-Thinking Politics and Political Culture in Everyday Lives (with panel on Media and Politics)

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE



RE-THINKING POLITICS AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN EVERYDAY LIVES



21-22 December 2014.

Venue: ***** Hotel Le Meridien Wien, Opernring 13, 10 10 Vienna, Austria







RATIONALE



Politics makes our daily lives whether we are aware of it, or not. From 
social policies (e.g. financial help during unemployment, health 
insurance, etc.) that directly affect our wellbeing towards political 
decisions on foreign interventions and alliances, politics forms our 
daily lives. On the other hand, the notion of political does not stop in 
the realm of policymaking but also reflects in statements politicians 
make as well as in their party programmes. Because of the economic 
crisis, the Far Right re-gained power in many countries, but the Far 
Left also became more exposed in the public sphere offering criticism of 
current policies. Both Far Right and Far Left offer particular set of 
values and it seems as if central political positions are diminishing 
because people are turning towards finding the scapegoat by blaming 
those they consider as responsible for the crisis be it the so-called 
neo-liberal policies or immigrants. Religion has seemed to grow as 
strong as ever, and this also brings tensions because immigrants are 
often considered to be more religious than the hosts and religion is 
seen as too influential in policy making (i.e. in organizing referendums 
that enforce religiously-conditioned views, or by directly participating 
in ruling the country in certain countries). All of this changes our 
everyday lives and brings uneasy tensions in already turbulent 
relations. It also brings questions on political culture, which 
apparently varies from case to case. However, to what extent are we 
different, and how politics shapes our everyday lives?



Papers are invited (but not limited to) for the following panels:



Far Right: growth and current policies

Far Left and the opposition to current policies

Anti-Semitism: Far Right and Far Left

Social policies and everyday lives in the present world

Social resistance movements

Politics: theory and praxis

Political culture: theory and praxis

Political culture: case studies

Corruption and anti-corruption policies

Current issues in European and global politics, and the place of social 
sciences and humanities in understanding ongoing events

Media and representation of politics

Global crisis and its reflection on everyday lives

Religion, politics and political culture



Prospective participants are also welcome to submit proposals for their 
own panels.

Submissions of abstracts (up to 500 words), and an email contact should 
be sent to Dr Martina Topic

((martina /at/ socialsciencesandhumanities.com)) by 1 December 2014.



The Centre established a peer review journal, and a working paper 
series. Conference papers will be considered.



We welcome paper proposals from scholars, NGO activists, Master and PhD 
students, and independent researchers.



Conference fee is EUR 290, and it includes



The registration fee



Conference bag and folder with materials



Conference publication



Access to the newsletter, and electronic editions of the Centre



Opportunity for participating in future activities of the Centre 
(research & co-editing volumes)



Discount towards participation fee for future conferences



Meals during both days of the conference



WLAN during the conference



Certificate of attendance



Centre for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences is a private 
institution founded in December 2013 in Croatia (EU).



We selected Austria as a place for hosting conferences due to Austria’s 
favourable geographic position, and liberal Visa regime for conference 
participants with EU Visa requirements.



Unfortunately, the Centre has no available funds for covering transport 
and accommodation in Austria. Participants are responsible for finding 
funding to cover transportation and accommodation costs during the whole 
period of the conference.



The Centre will not discriminate based on the origin and/or 
methodological/paradigmatic approach of prospective conference participants.









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